National team appearances in the FIFA Women's World Cup
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FIFA Women's World Cup
The FIFA Women's World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the...
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This article lists the performances of each of the 24 national teams which have made at least one appearance in the World Cup finals.
Début of national teams
A total of 24 national teams have qualified for at least one Women's World Cup tournament.| Year | Debutants |
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| 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup 1991 The 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup was the first ever edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup. It was held in Guangdong, China and won by the United States. It was originally called the Women's World Championship.-Venues:-Teams:... |
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| 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup 1995 The FIFA Women's World Cup 1995 was held in Sweden and won by Norway.-Venues:-Teams:As in the previous edition of the FIFA Women's World cup, held in 1991, 12 teams participated in the final tournament... |
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| 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup 1999 -Teams:16 teams participated in the final tournament. The teams were:-Squads:For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup squads.-Match officials:... |
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| 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup 2003 The FIFA Women's World Cup 2003 was held in the United States and won by Germany. The tournament was originally scheduled for China. On May 3, 2003 the tournament was abruptly moved to the United States, as a result of the 2003 SARS outbreak in China... |
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| 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup 2007 The FIFA Women's World Cup 2007 was an international association football competition for women held in China from September 10, 2007 – September 30, 2007. Originally, China was to host the 2003 Women's World Cup, but the outbreak of SARS in that country forced that event to be moved to the United... |
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| 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 The 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup was the sixth FIFA Women's World Cup competition, the world championship for women's national association football teams. It was held from 26 June to 17 July 2011 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in October 2007... |
Comprehensive team results in each World Cup
Legend- 1st – Champions
- 2nd - Second place
- 3rd - Third place
- 4th - Fourth place
- QF - Quarterfinals
- R - First Round
- • – Did not qualify
- – Did not enter
- – Hosts
- q - Qualified for forthcoming tournament
For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of qualified teams in each tournament (in parentheses) are shown.
| Team | 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup 1991 The 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup was the first ever edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup. It was held in Guangdong, China and won by the United States. It was originally called the Women's World Championship.-Venues:-Teams:...  Mainland China(12) |
1995 FIFA Women's World Cup 1995 The FIFA Women's World Cup 1995 was held in Sweden and won by Norway.-Venues:-Teams:As in the previous edition of the FIFA Women's World cup, held in 1991, 12 teams participated in the final tournament...  Sweden(12) |
1999 FIFA Women's World Cup 1999 -Teams:16 teams participated in the final tournament. The teams were:-Squads:For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup squads.-Match officials:...  United States(16) |
2003 FIFA Women's World Cup 2003 The FIFA Women's World Cup 2003 was held in the United States and won by Germany. The tournament was originally scheduled for China. On May 3, 2003 the tournament was abruptly moved to the United States, as a result of the 2003 SARS outbreak in China... United States(16) |
2007 FIFA Women's World Cup 2007 The FIFA Women's World Cup 2007 was an international association football competition for women held in China from September 10, 2007 – September 30, 2007. Originally, China was to host the 2003 Women's World Cup, but the outbreak of SARS in that country forced that event to be moved to the United... Mainland China(16) |
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 The 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup was the sixth FIFA Women's World Cup competition, the world championship for women's national association football teams. It was held from 26 June to 17 July 2011 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in October 2007...  Germany(16) |
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| • | • | R 16th |
R 16th |
• | ||
| • | R 12th |
R 11th |
R 13th |
QF 6th |
QF 8th |
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| R 9th |
R 9th |
3rd | QF 5th |
2nd | QF 5th |
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| • | R 10th |
R 12th |
4th | R 9th |
R 16th |
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| QF 5th |
4th | 2nd | QF 6th |
QF 5th |
• | |
| QF 8th |
• | • | • | • | • | |
| • | • | • | R 14th |
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| QF 7th |
QF 7th |
R 15th |
• | R 12th |
• | |
| • | QF 6th |
• | • | QF 7th |
QF 7th |
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| • | • | R 15th |
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| • | • | • | R 9th |
• | 4th | |
| 4th | 2nd | QF 8th |
1st | 1st | QF 6th |
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| • | • | R 13–14 |
R 12th |
R 15th |
• | |
| QF 6th |
• | R 9th |
• | • | • | |
| R 12th |
QF 8th |
R 13–14 |
R 10th |
R 10–11 |
1st | |
| • | R 10th |
R 11th |
QF 8th |
R 13th |
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| • | • | • | R 14th |
• | • | |
| • | • | R 16th |
• | • | R 11th |
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| R 11th |
• | • | • | R 14th |
R 12th |
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| R 10th |
R 11th |
QF 7th |
R 15th |
R 13th |
R 9th |
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| 2nd | 1st | 4th | QF 7th |
4th | R 10th |
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| • | QF 5th |
QF 8th |
• | • | ||
| 3rd | QF 5th |
QF 6th |
2nd | R 10–11 |
3rd | |
| 1st | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | |
| Team | 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup 1991 The 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup was the first ever edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup. It was held in Guangdong, China and won by the United States. It was originally called the Women's World Championship.-Venues:-Teams:... Mainland China(12) |
1995 FIFA Women's World Cup 1995 The FIFA Women's World Cup 1995 was held in Sweden and won by Norway.-Venues:-Teams:As in the previous edition of the FIFA Women's World cup, held in 1991, 12 teams participated in the final tournament... Sweden(12) |
1999 FIFA Women's World Cup 1999 -Teams:16 teams participated in the final tournament. The teams were:-Squads:For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup squads.-Match officials:... United States(16) |
2003 FIFA Women's World Cup 2003 The FIFA Women's World Cup 2003 was held in the United States and won by Germany. The tournament was originally scheduled for China. On May 3, 2003 the tournament was abruptly moved to the United States, as a result of the 2003 SARS outbreak in China... United States(16) |
2007 FIFA Women's World Cup 2007 The FIFA Women's World Cup 2007 was an international association football competition for women held in China from September 10, 2007 – September 30, 2007. Originally, China was to host the 2003 Women's World Cup, but the outbreak of SARS in that country forced that event to be moved to the United... Mainland China(16) |
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 The 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup was the sixth FIFA Women's World Cup competition, the world championship for women's national association football teams. It was held from 26 June to 17 July 2011 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in October 2007... Germany(16) |
Ranking of teams by number of appearances
| Team | Number of appearances | Record streak | First appearance | Most recent appearance | Best result |
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| 6 | 6 | 1991 | 2011 | Champions (2003, 2007) | |
| 6 | 6 | 1991 | 2011 | Champions (1991, 1999) | |
| 6 | 6 | 1991 | 2011 | Champions (2011) | |
| 6 | 6 | 1991 | 2011 | Champions (1995) | |
| 6 | 6 | 1991 | 2011 | Second Place (2003) | |
| 6 | 6 | 1991 | 2011 | Second Place (2007) | |
| 6 | 6 | 1991 | 2011 | Quarterfinal (1999) | |
| 5 | 5 | 1991 | 2007 | Second Place (1999) | |
| 5 | 5 | 1995 | 2011 | Fourth Place (2003) | |
| 5 | 5 | 1995 | 2011 | Quarterfinal (2007, 2011) | |
| 4 | 3 | 1991 | 2007 | Quarterfinal (1991, 1995) | |
| 4 | 4 | 1999 | 2011 | Quarterfinal (2007) | |
| 3 | 2 | 1995 | 2011 | Quarterfinal (1995, 2007, 2011) | |
| 3 | 2 | 1991 | 2011 | Round 1 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1999 | 2007 | Round 1 | |
| 2 | 1 | 2003 | 2011 | Fourth Place (2011) | |
| 2 | 2 | 1999 | 2003 | Quarterfinal (1999, 2003) | |
| 2 | 1 | 1991 | 1999 | Quarterfinal (1991) | |
| 2 | 2 | 2003 | 2007 | Round 1 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1999 | 2011 | Round 1 | |
| 1 | 1 | 1991 | 1991 | Quarterfinal (1991) | |
| 1 | 1 | 2003 | 2003 | Round 1 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2011 | 2011 | Round 1 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2011 | 2011 | Round 1 | |
| Active Streak | Champion | ||||